Serbian news reports say Belgrade has officially decided to go forward with its own local elections in newly independent Kosovo, in a move the United Nations says is illegal.
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France's left emerged the winner in the second round of local elections Sunday, but the vote was not the resounding rejection of the policies of center-right President Nicolas Sarkozy and his government the opposition Socialists had hoped for.
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Russia's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by the opposition Yabloko party to reinstate it for St. Petersburg's upcoming local elections.
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Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha today hailed February 18 local elections as the country's "first great victory of free and fair elections."
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The decision to bar Yabloko from upcoming elections in Russia's second city met with dismay from liberals.
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Russian election authorities have barred the liberal political party Yabloko from competing in local elections March 11 in the city of St. Petersburg.
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The European Commission says local elections in Belarus have failed to meet democratic standards.
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